Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1887-09-02

The Agricultural Fair---The thirty
fourth exhibition of the Montgomery Coun.
ty Agricultural Society will be held at the
grounds on the 18th, Sth and 9th, viz, Wed.
nesday, Thursday and Friday Of next week
During the past year much has been done
to improve both buildings aud grounds, and
it is safe to say that no person who may
visit the Fair this season will feel that the
time spent there has been thrown away.
| Fairs of this character are great educators
| and incite farmers, stock-raisers, manulac.
turers, fruit-growers, and all who patronize
them to renewed efforts in emulation of the
best exhibits. OF no Fairs is this more true
than of our County Fairs AS a general
thing there are to be found the best and
latest improved machinery, the best pro
duction of the farm, the orchard, the vine
yard, and the garden, the best of everything
that can he produced or utilized on the farm
and in the home.
Our county is strictly an agricultural com.
munity, and with such splendid develop
ments as we have had In progressive agrl-
culture within the past twenty five or thirty
years we ought to be able to have one of the
best and most interesting exhibitions in the
State. In point of natural beauty and facili-
ties, mode of access, &C., the place of exhi-
bition is not surpassed in the State. Presi-
dent Muncaster and those assisting him
have bent every energy OF mind and heart
TO make the Fair success, and certainly
deserve the thanks of every one who is in
terested in the growth and progress of the
county in the way of that industry which
is our chief reliance and pride.
We notice that in this and other States
greater preparations than have been shown
for years are being made in the direction of
charging the agricultural exhibitions-giv-
ing them additional impetus and interest
This is exactly what we want in our county,
something that will arouse and stimulate
our farmers to renewed energy in the further
development and Improvement not only of
the soil, but the mode, manner and means
OF doing SO. This can never be done so
long as our people, and especially the farm
ing portion, take no interest and lend no
assistance in the building and strengthen
ing of an institution that is of recognized
Importance to the growth of agriculture in
the county. II is county enterprise in
which every good citizen In the county
should feel personal interest from the fact
that it is intended to enhance their interest
in every sense OF the word.
We sincerely hope that our farmers
throughout the county will show some de
cided interest in the successful prosecution
Of this important branch of husbandry.
Come To the exhibition, if you have moth
ing to bring-come and see what your
neighbors have brought and encourage
them by your presence and congratua-
tons at what they have done and are still
doing to keep alive an institution that has
and still is working out such good results
for our people. II you feel no interest in
the exhibition, come from matter OF coun-
ty pride Other counties in the State are
putting forth their best efforts in this direc
ton, and Montgomery county with almost
unsurpassed resources should not be salts.
fed with mere nominal position in the
agricultural rank of her sister counties.
Come out, manifest some interest in this
great work. an union there is strength"
is an old adage, and iull Of truth as it is OF
age, and we sincerely hope its virtue will be
a III, Al.
our farmers generally. Ii they come the
beauties OF the household will be present
and success will be sure 10 follow